COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — Strong winds buffeted the steely waters off Independence Point Saturday morning as retired Col. Bruce Lauderdale took off in a seaplane, as reported by our news partners, the ...

180th Fighter Wing Col. Steven Nordhaus, center, is sprayed with champagne to celebrate his Fini Flight. His family is at right. The Blade/Lori King Buy This Image Col. Steven Nordhaus is celebrated ...

U.S. Air Force Col. Barbara Bartch, Command Pilot and former Deputy Commander of the 121st Air Refueling Wing, takes her fini flight, a military aviation tradition marking a pilot’s final flight ...